Gurbani Raag Kalyan

The Indian Sanskrit name for this raga is Kalyan and the
Persian is Yuman. In the Ragmala, Kalian is the son of Dipak while today it is the head
of the Kalian thata. It is performed during the first part of the night and is
considered a blessing bringing all good into one's life. Guru Ram Das and Guru Arjan
composed 23 hymns to this raga. The texts exalt the far-reaching and all-pervading power
of the Lord. In the Holy Book the only raga variant given is Bhopali (Bhupali).

Aroh : Ni Re Ga, tif'a Pa, Dha, Ni Sa .

Avroh : Sa Ni Dha, Pa, M'a Ga, Re Sa

Pakar : Ni Re Ga, Re Sa, Pa M'a Ga, Re Sa

Vadi : Ga

Samvadi : Ni

Introduction

It is a very famous raga. Its form is very beautiful and melodious. It is a raga of Kalyan
thata.

There are 14 variations of this raga:

Shudh Kalyan

Eaemen Kalyan

Bhopal Kalyan

Puria Kalyan

Hamir Kalyan

Khem Kalyan

Sanvri Kalyan

Sayam Kalyan

Kamodhi Kalyan

Nut Kalyan

Home Kalyan

Jaet Kalyan

Nayki Kalyan

Binod Kalyan

This raga is mentioned as a son of of raga Deepak in the Ragamala listed at the end of Guru Granth
Sahib.

The scale and notes of the raga are as follows:

Arohi (ascending scale) - sa, ni re ga ma pa, dha ni sa

Avrohi (descending scale) - sa ni dha pa, ma ga re sa

The vadi (most popular) note is 'ga' and samvadi (second most popular) note is 'pa'.

This raga is sung in the fourth part of the day i.e., 3 p.m. 6 p.m. The season of its recitation is
rainy (varsha) i.e., during July-August. In Guru Granth Sahib it has hymns from pages 1319 - 1326 (8
pages).

The Composers:

The composers of bani (hymns) in this raga are:

Gurus

Ramdas

Guru Arjan Dev

Bhagats:

There is no Bhagat Bani in this raga

The structure:

The sequence of the structure of compositions in this raga are:

Gurubani:

Shabads (2 - 4padas)

Ashtpadis

Bhagatbani:

none

Matrix

VISUAL ANALYSIS

Count of the use of Managals:

Complete Mool Mantar = 1 at page 1319

Ik-ongkar Satgur Prasadh = 4

Placement and count of rahau verses:

In all shabads and ashtpadis the numbered rahau verse are placed in the beginning of the
compositions.